What percentage of people rent in Tonawanda Town, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Tonawanda Town, NY, 2020–2024
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26.9% (±2.3 points) of the occupied homes in Tonawanda Town, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 7,245 renting households against 19,676 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 26.9% (±2.3 points)
Renting households: 7,245 (±661)
Median renter income: $41,259 (±$5,481)

Who rents and who owns in Tonawanda Town

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Tonawanda Town	Erie County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	26.9% (±2.3 points)	34.2% (±0.6 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	7,245 (±661)	140,013 (±2,493)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	19,676 (±739)	269,652 (±2,284)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.7 (±0.1)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.2 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$41,259 (±$5,481)	$42,230 (±$1,127)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$91,483 (±$5,446)	$94,544 (±$1,609)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Tonawanda Town, the renter share is lower than in Erie County (34.2%).

It is also lower than in New York (45.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Erie County, Tonawanda Town ranks 6 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 120 of 414.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Households that rent in places near Tonawanda Town

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Tonawanda Town
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Tonawanda Town	—	26.9% (±2.3 points)	—
Village of Kenmore	1.4 mi	31.0% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tonawanda	1.9 mi	26.8% (±4.1 points)	Not measurably different
Eggertsville	3.7 mi	26.5% (±4.6 points)	Not measurably different
Grandyle Village	4.0 mi	8.1% (±5.1 points)	Lower
North Tonawanda	4.4 mi	29.9% (±2.3 points)	Not measurably different
University at Buffalo	4.6 mi	100.0% (±13.0 points)	Higher
Town of Grand Island	4.9 mi	18.4% (±4.1 points)	Lower
Town of Amherst	6.3 mi	30.1% (±1.6 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Grandyle Village, NY (8.1%), Town of Grand Island, NY (18.4%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: University at Buffalo, NY (100.0%), Town of Amherst, NY (30.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Erie County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	University at Buffalo	100.0% (±13.0 points)
2	Clarence (community)	41.0% (±9.2 points)
3	Harris Hill	29.6% (±5.7 points)
4	Cheektowaga (community)	28.9% (±1.6 points)
5	North Boston	27.0% (±9.4 points)
6	Tonawanda Town	26.9% (±2.3 points)
7	Eggertsville	26.5% (±4.6 points)
8	Holland (community)	25.9% (±15.7 points)
9	West Seneca (community)	23.1% (±2.2 points)
10	Highland-on-the-Lake	18.7% (±6.7 points)
11	Angola on the Lake	18.4% (±9.0 points)
12	Elma Center	14.6% (±6.9 points)

Showing 12 of 19 places in Erie County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Tonawanda Town is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Tonawanda, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Tonawanda Town

How many renters are there in Tonawanda Town?

Tonawanda Town has an estimated 7,245 (±661) renting households, 26.9% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Tonawanda Town?

A renting household in Tonawanda Town has 1.7 people on average, against 2.2 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Tonawanda Town?

The median renting household in Tonawanda Town, NY has an income of $41,259 (±$5,481) a year, against $91,483 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Tonawanda Town CDP, New York (place:75021, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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